Paso Doble

Paso Doble is a traditional couple’s dance which originated in France and was then adopted by Spain and Portugal. It is a lively dance form which is danced to corresponding pasodoble music. Paso Doble is mostly danced competitively and rarely for social functions. It is a danced performed in weddings and big celebrations in the country of Venezuela.

In competitive dance, modern pasodoble is combined with other four dance forms such as cha-cha-cha, rumba, salsa, and jive. Modern pasodoble dance consists of two dancing parts and one break in between for dancers of class D and of three parts and two breaks in between for dancers of class C, B, A, according to the IDSF classification.